It is very sad for me to inform AtlasF1 members about the death of our friend Pat Widder. He passed away last April 30th at his home, after a long illness.
Pat raced with the Oval Division and his records at oval tracks still show up at the GPL Rank. We shared the tracks for many years and we will remember him as a good man, always helpful with everybody in need.
Godspeed Pat

Mike, so good to hear from you. I was the one who unhappily gave the news to Art about Pat's crossing over. In the last year of his life I had been trying to re-interest him in this game, but the connection speeds where he lived couldn't support even a Mario Brothers racing competition.

I have, by the way, continuing nightmares of ramming you in the rear in the slow-speed corner at Kyalami in a race about two hundred years ago. Tell me it wasn't you. Tell me it was all a dream. Lie to me if you have to.

Art, Bob and Mike, hi chaps and I hope you are well.
I'm really sorry to read this :-( For any other ex atlas-ers I raced with Pat in Atlas from about 99-03 and he was a great racer, a great teammate and although we never met I considered him a friend. I can honestly say racing GPL with Pat, Bob, Art, Jari, John, Mike, Moshe and everyone else in atlas was one of the best things I've ever done and easily the most fun I've had sat in front of a PC. Obviously this was sometime ago but my condolences to his family and friends. R.I.P. Pat.

If any of you still race online in any way please let me know I'd love to do something!
Simon.